Community Engagement

I will be leaving for Belarus with my family next weekend! I have received a Fulbright U.S. Scholar Award. The Fulbright program is hosted by the United States Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. The award is described on the Fulbright website as follows: “The Core Fulbright Scholar Program offers over 500 teaching, research or combination teaching/research awards in over 125 countries. Opportunities are available for college and university faculty and administrators as well as for professionals, artists, journalists, scientists, lawyers, independent scholars and many others.” For more information, see http://www.cies.org/program/core-fulbright-us-scholar-program Why Belarus, you say? They have an American Studies program that needs people like me. What will I be teaching? American Literature – the American Short Story, … Continued

IU East’s Community Engagement Series begins with lecture on Mummies and Vikings

IU East’s Community Engagement Series begins with lecture on Mummies and Vikings Indiana University East School of Humanities and Social Sciences will begin a new Community Engagement Series this fall. The series begins this September and will feature a wide variety of topics presented by faculty. Presentations will be held in various locations throughout the community. All presentations begin with a reception at 5:15 p.m. followed by the lecture at 6 p.m. The presentations are free and open to the public. The Community Engagement Series kicks off on Wednesday, September 23, at the Wayne County Historical Museum, 1150 N. A St., Richmond, Ind. Daron Olson, assistant professor of history, and Gene Cruz-Uribe, professor of history, will present “Mummies and … Continued